A Day Around Los Angeles

After a few days with little sleep in Seoul, I’m now in Los Angeles. I got to my hotel on Friday at around 1pm, fully intending to do something – I’m not sure what – but something. Accidentally falling asleep at 2pm quickly put paid to that idea, and I spend the night wide-awake in jetlag hell. I mean, what is there to do when America is shut?

The sun eventually crawled over the horizon to a grey start, and after a slight detour to satiate my appetite for gadgets, I headed for the coast to test-drive my new camera.

A Tall Ship at docked at Dana Point

A seal basking in the waves

A Pelican in Flight

After lunch, I paid a visit to The Getty Museum, which is well worth the $10 parking fee (but there is no entrance fee). Oh, and I tried a few more photos.

Reach for the sky!

City-scapes - natural and built

Cactii in gravel

I won’t bore you with endless shots of exhibits, but the museum is fantastic. Not only the collections; the building itself is magnificent and shows that not all modern architecture is bad. Cheap architecture, whether old or new, is usually bad. Remember: only the expensive old stuff survives. The medieval equivalents of the ’70s concrete monstrosities were torn down centuries ago!

Overall, a pretty good day.

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